Tinkoff-Saxo would like to clarify some incorrect reporting that was released yesterday by certain publications, in regard to Bobby Julich and Daniel Healey. All parties had agreed to make this announcement once the season was over in order not to distract the team while at the races, but now feel […]
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Kris Boeckmans Update #1
By reducing the sedative medication the doctors tried to take Kris Boeckmans out of the induced coma. The lung injuries (pneumothorax, laceration of the lung, bleeding of the lung and swollen pulmonary tissue) made it too difficult for Kris to sufficiently breathe independently, so he was placed in an induced […]
Rigoberto Uran to Join Cannondale-Garmin in 2016
Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling today announced that Rigoberto Uran will join the team in 2016. An Olympic Silver Medalist (2012 Road Race), Uran has twice stood on the podium of the Giro d’Italia with two second overall finishes as well as stage wins (2013 and 2014). In 2012, Uran won the […]
Peter Sagan to retire from Vuelta a España
Tinkoff-Saxo announces that, unfortunately, the team’s co-leader at the Vuelta a España cannot safely continue to race and will instead return home to recover from the injuries he suffered after he was hit by a motorbike at the finale of stage 8 on Saturday afternoon. Sagan was hit by a […]
The Escarabajos get through tough day at Vuelta
Rubiano eightheenth in Murcia. Torres, battered by a virus, crashes and slides down in the GC. Miguel Angel-Rubiano In a three-week stage race like the Vuelta a España, fates and eventualities go well beyond the altimetry profile of the single stages. It was proved once again in the 8th stage […]
Kris Boeckmans Accident at Vuelta
Today the eighth stage of the Vuelta was scheduled, between Puebla de Don Fadrique and Murcia. It was an emotional day for Lotto Soudal. Fifty kilometres before the finish there was a big crash in the peloton, Kris Boeckmans was one of the main victims. At that moment Jasper De […]
Tinkoff-Saxo considers legal actions against people responsible for accident involving Peter Sagan
Tinkoff-Saxo’s co-team leader Peter Sagan was hit by a motorbike deep into the stage 8 finale of Vuelta a España. The reckless collision caused Sagan to crash at speed effectively ending his chances on the stage, while causing extensive superficial wounds. Tinkoff-Saxo announces after stage 8 of Vuelta a España […]
Chaves recovers from crash to retain red jersey at Vuelta a Espana
Two-time stage winner Esteban Chaves has recovered from a crash during stage eight of the Vuelta a Espana to retain the red leader’s jersey for another day. Chaves was involved in a large crash with 50km to go that saw a number of big names forced to withdraw from the […]
Stuyven claims first professional win in Vuelta and Then Abandons
Jasper Stuyven gritted his teeth. Hanging on by a thread he dug deep to get over the final climb in stage eight at the Vuelta a España. Only 17 kilometers remained to the finish and it was a ‘do or die’ situation. Stuyven was one of the last riders to […]
Van Garderen Breaks Shoulder At Vuelta
Murcia, Spain – The BMC Racing Team lost Tejay van Garderen to a broken right shoulder Saturday at the Vuelta a España in a crash that forced the withdrawal of several others. Van Garderen went down in a large pile-up as the peloton was chasing a breakaway inside of 50 […]